“Let It Rain”

Let it rain, let it rain.
Open the floodgates of Heaven
[Repeat]

The Lord reigns, let the earth be glad
Let the distance shores rejoice
Clouds and thick darkness surround him
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne
A fire goes before him and consumes his foes on every side
His lightning lights up the world
The earth sees and trembles
The mountains melt like wax before the Lord
Before the Lord of all the earth
The Heavens proclaim His righteousness
And all peoples will see His Glory

We want to see Your Glory, God!
Do you want to see His Glory?
Lift your voices, lift your hands!

Let it rain, let it rain.
Open the floodgates of Heaven
[Repeat]

Michael W. Smith

The floodgates of heaven literally came pouring down on the earth during the days of Noah. The Bible says that for forty days and forty nights it rained and poured and old Noah snored. The last part isn’t in the Bible. I added it for humor. I hope it was funny. If not just laugh anyway, it will make me feel better. And you just might need to laugh as well.

After spending many years building this ark and enduring the continued scoffing from those around him the Bible says in Genesis 7:5, “So Noah did everything as the Lord commanded him.” It’s important to note that Noah built the ark exactly how God told him to, not missing any detail or taking any shortcuts. Now that this part of the work is complete he then continues to follow all of God’s instructions and move his family and the animals into this enormous ship. It was a step of faith for him. He was entering into to the unknown.

The Bible says that the flood-waters covered the earth for one hundred and fifty days! But in Genesis 8:1 the Bible says, “But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and livestock with him in the boat.”

Exactly five months from the time that the flood began the boat finally came to rest on top of a mountain range. Two and a half months later other mountain peaks became visible. We are now at seven and a half months! This is far longer than Gilligan’s three hour tour! It wasn’t until just over one year that they were able to finally leave the boat.

We tend to only think of the forty days and forty nights. We don’t think in terms a year long journey.

When Noah finally did step out of the boat the first thing that he did was give praise to God (Genesis 8:20).

You might be in a rainy season. It’s not a sprinkle, a drizzle, or even a steady rain, but it’s an absolute storm. There are three lessons we can learn from Noah:

1. Know God and follow His commands

2. Know that God has not forgotten you

3. Know how to give praise to God during and after the rains have come.

The rainy season can be a refining time in your life if you let it. The rainy season can carry you from one place to another if you will just trust God to carry you there. The rainy season will give you a chance to give God all of the glory for the great things He has done!!

So, let it rain! let it rain! Open the flood gates of heaven!